MORE than 70 firefighters attended a fire that destroyed a Sikh temple in Cheetham Hill.

The flames tore through a three storey multi-use building on Barker Street.

The ground floor offices and the first floor, which was home to the temple, were gutted in the fire.

Firefighters tackled the blaze throughout the night, bringing it under control and preventing it from spreading to the rest of the 100 square metre building using jets while wearing breathing apparatus.

Bury Road was closed while crews dampened the blaze down.

An investigation is under way but the fire is not thought to be suspicious.